The Republic of Caincy Illic is a colossal, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 6.371 billion Caincy Illicians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Caincy Illician economy, worth 283 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,424 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, surveillance cameras are banned, and politicians preface their speeches with a declaration that any resemblance to speeches given by individuals living or dead is purely coincidental. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Caincy Illic's national animal is the parrot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Caincy Illic is ranked 125,939^th in the world and 212^th in Vibonia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 75.17 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.